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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
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{{Infobox dam
| name = Karcham Wangtoo Dam
| name_official = Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant
| image = File:Damsite of Karcham Wangtoo Project at Karcham, Kinnaur.jpg
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| location_map = India#India Himachal Pradesh
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| coordinates = {{coord|31|32|35.53|N|78|00|54.80|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| status = O
| construction_began = 2005
| opening = 2011
| demolished =
| cost = [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 7,150 crore ($687 million [[USD]] 2011)
| owner = [[JSW Group]]
| dam_type = [[Gravity dam]]
| purpose =Power
| dam_height = {{Convert|98|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| dam_length = {{Convert|177.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| dam_elevation_crest ={{Convert|1813|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_crosses = [[Sutlej River]]
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| res_surface = {{Convert|588|m2|acre|0|abbr=on}}
| res_elevation ={{Convert|1810|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|298|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (gross)
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| plant_commission = 2011
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| plant_turbines = 4 x 250 [[megawatt|MW]] [[Francis-type]]
| plant_capacity = 1,000 MW
| plant_annual_gen = 4,560 GWh est.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hydroelectric Power Plants in India - Himachal Pradesh|url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-india-him-pradesh.htm|publisher=IndustCards|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref>
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The '''Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant''' is a {{convert|1000|MW}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/cea-restricts-capacity-of-jp-hydro-plant-sold-to-jsw-115042200973_1.html|title=CEA restricts capacity of JP hydro plant sold to JSW|last=Jai|first=Shreya|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> [[run-of-the-river]] [[hydroelectric]] [[power station]] on the [[Sutlej River]] in [[Kinnaur district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. The dam and power station are located between the villages of Karcham and Wangtoo where the plant also gains its name. Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Limited of [[JSW Group|Jaypee Group]] signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the dam in 1993 and after years of delays, construction on the power station began on 18 November 2005.<ref name=UNCDM>{{cite web|title=Hydroelectric Project in Kinnaur District in Himachal Pradesh|url=http://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/0/2/Y/02YB5GD8L9HS3MERIOFAVTJNQU14K7/4993%20PDD.pdf?t=dHN8bW9jeG1hfDAMug_zpK_9b5wrkwItMhUY|publisher=UN Clean Development Mechanism|accessdate=14 June 2013}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2015 Jaypee Group sold out Karcham Wangtoo Project to [[JSW Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/JSW-Energy-buys-JP-Powers-2-hydro-projects-for-Rs-9700-crore/articleshow/48871298.cms|title=JSW Energy buys JP Power's 2 hydro projects for Rs 9,700 crore - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref>The first generator was commissioned in May 2011, the second in June and the final two in September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Project|url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/42131|publisher=Global Energy Observatory|accessdate=14 June 2013}}</ref> The {{Convert|98|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall dam at Karcham ({{Coord|31|30|00.26|N|78|10|39.54|E|name=Karcham Dam}}) diverts a substantial portion of the Sutlej into a {{Convert|10.48|m|ft|abbr=on}} diameter and {{Convert|17.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} long headrace tunnel to the underground power station downstream at Wangtoo. At the station, the water powers four 250 MW [[Francis turbine]]-generators before it is sent back into the Sutlej via a {{Convert|1.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} long tailrace tunnel. The difference in elevation between the dam and the power station affords a gross [[hydraulic head]] of {{Convert|298|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Water not diverted by the dam is sent over the [[spillway]] and down the normal course of the river. The main spillway is along the crest of the dam and is controlled by six [[radial gate]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Limited|url=http://www.jalindia.com/underexec_karcham.htm|publisher=Jalindia|accessdate=14 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401142922/http://www.jalindia.com/underexec_karcham.htm|archive-date=1 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Just upstream of the dam is the 300 MW Baspa II Hydroelectric Plant and downstream of the Karcham Wangtoo is the 1,500 MW [[Nathpa Jhakri Dam]].<ref name=UNCDM/>

==See also==
*[[Nathpa Jhakri Dam]] – situated downstream

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Sutlej dams}}

[[Category:Dams completed in 2011]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2011]]
[[Category:Dams in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Dams on the Sutlej River]]
[[Category:Run-of-the-river power stations]]
[[Category:Gravity dams]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kinnaur district]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Himachal Pradesh]]

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